As major rail extensions and highway projects reach completion milestones, city planners face pivotal choices about funding, environmental impact, and suburban connectivity.
As major transport upgrades reshape Shibuya and Shinjuku, Tokyo's approach to infrastructure maintenance offers lessons—and cautionary tales—for cities worldwide grappling with modernisation.
As the metropolitan government loosens restrictions on residential conversions in commercial districts, longtime residents and small business owners brace for seismic shifts in their neighbourhoods.
As dormitory shortages force thousands of students into expensive private rentals, Chiyoda and Shinjuku wards face rising vacancy rates and community strain.
As Tokyo's ward government pushes forward with controversial zoning reforms, community members in one of Japan's most expensive neighborhoods are demanding their voices be heard.
City planners, environmental scientists and business leaders weigh in on Tokyo's latest sustainability roadmap, citing urgency but acknowledging implementation challenges.
Immigration data shows unprecedented growth in Tokyo's multicultural neighbourhoods, with Vietnamese and Filipino communities leading expansion in areas like Ikebukuro and Shinjuku.
Metropolitan Police Department leaders and transport authorities outline new anti-theft measures ahead of July's expected surge in international visitors.
The world's busiest intersection undergoes its most significant aesthetic redesign in over a decade, as local businesses and residents adjust to the transformation.
As urban centres worldwide grapple with public security challenges, Tokyo's hyper-local approach to neighbourhood cohesion offers lessons in collective responsibility.
As the metropolitan government pushes ahead with administrative consolidation, residents across Minato, Chiyoda and Shibuya face significant changes to how their neighbourhoods are governed.
As migration reshapes cities worldwide, Tokyo's targeted policies on language, employment and housing offer lessons—and warnings—for other metropolises.
As world cities race to meet climate targets, Tokyo is leveraging its dense urban structure and technological prowess to outpace competitors like Singapore and Copenhagen.
A decade of strategic investment in Minato Ward research hubs and loosened immigration rules has transformed Tokyo's education sector into a magnet for international scholars and entrepreneurs.
A string of security lapses at major transit hubs has forced the Metropolitan Police Department and city authorities to decide between costly infrastructure upgrades or operational restructuring.
